Well, in the very least, given that there has not been and does not seem likely to be much excitement on the ice, all these rumors will make Canuck watching interesting over the next week. I'd prefer to not trade Kesler but if 1) he really wants out and 2) the deal is very good, okay then. But for those GMs who think Kesler wanting a trade means Gillis will be forced to take a bad deal, the Luongo situation shows he won't, and their is no equivalent to Schneider behind Kesler. If there's no good deal for Kesler, he stays as an excellent #2 center, provided he's healthy.

Let the fun begin..or continue.

Okay, how about Kesler to NYR for Nash similar age, bigger cap hit for Nash but only for 4 more years, and he can still score...will it happen? can't imagine, but it's crazy speculation time, what the hell.

Boston Canucker wrote:Okay, how about Kesler to NYR for Nash similar age, bigger cap hit for Nash but only for 4 more years, and he can still score...will it happen? can't imagine, but it's crazy speculation time, what the hell.

Boston Canucker wrote:Okay, how about Kesler to NYR for Nash similar age, bigger cap hit for Nash but only for 4 more years, and he can still score...will it happen? can't imagine, but it's crazy speculation time, what the hell.

Based on what fantasy?

Nash 42gp 18-9-27Kesler 60gp 20-18-38

The grass is always greener...

18 in 42 is quite a bit better than 20 in 60. Nash had a bad start to season, concussion, but has been playing well, a threatening power forward, his game has been looking good. I see him play a lot. I don't want to lose Kesler but if we're talking trade, what the hell, lets have some fun with it....when it comes to trade deadline speculation it is all fantasy. I sure don't want Callahan back for him, we need scoring.

The latest has Pitt making a "pitch" to the Canucks for Kesler pre-Olympics for a deal centered around Pouliot and Sutter. My guess is Gillis probably wants Despres or Bennett included as well. No brainier would be Maatta but he's unlikely available.

$lacker wrote:The latest has Pitt making a "pitch" to the Canucks for Kesler pre-Olympics for a deal centered around Pouliot and Sutter. My guess is Gillis probably wants Despres or Bennett included as well. No brainier would be Maatta but he's unlikely available.